Obviously, Shen Qianqian didn't believe what Wu Pengpeng had said.
She put the juice back on the table and subtly shifted her body to the side, putting some distance between herself and Wu Pengpeng.
Wu Pengpeng noticed her little move and felt rather aggrieved.
In her thirty years of life, this was the first time she'd been regarded as a lecher.
If Shen Qianqian harbored ill feelings towards her, she surely wouldn't accept her help.
Wouldn't that mean she'd still have to suffer Qin Ledi's bullying?
This tragedy must not be allowed to happen!
An idea flashed through Wu Pengpeng's mind. She said candidly, "I have someone I like! His name is Hu Ge. He's an extremely outstanding and kind - hearted person. I've liked him for fifteen years."
When she mentioned this name, her eyes softened.
The guard in Shen Qianqian's heart gradually melted.
Liking someone for fifteen years meant she'd started liking him when she was only seven!
This kind of childhood - sweethearts plot was so appealing!
Shen Qianqian got interested. "Are you two together?"
Be together with Hu Ge?
I'd love to, but unfortunately, he doesn't know me even though I know him!
Wu Pengpeng smoothed her bangs and lied without batting an eyelid. "No, I've always had a secret crush on him, but he doesn't know."
Although in her naive youth, she'd sent private messages to Hu Ge, expressing her intense love.
But obviously, such a foolish act was just a waste of time.
Liking an idol didn't mean constantly following his every move. Instead, one should use him as a guiding light and strive to become better.
The secret crush had lasted for fifteen years, yet they never got together.
Shen Qianqian suddenly felt a bit sad. She sniffled. "And then?"
Then she'd come to this world, and maybe she'd never see him again in this lifetime.
Thinking of her former idol, Wu Pengpeng's mood suddenly turned heavy.
She'd grown up in an orphanage and had few friends. Huo Jingting had once been her only family in that world, but he'd cut off the only tie she had to that world with his own hands.
Now she had no attachments to that world. The only thing worth missing was probably Hu Ge.
Because of her love for that shining idol, she'd always been running in the direction where he was. He'd accompanied her through the long and difficult years.
She'd once sworn to write the best works in the world, so that one day she'd be qualified to have him play the characters in her works.
But now, this dream would never come true.
Wu Pengpeng felt a sudden sharp pain in her nose. She lowered her eyes slightly and said softly, "Then I returned to China. Maybe we won't see each other again in the future."
Such a touching relationship had ended without a proper conclusion. Shen Qianqian thought it was a great pity.
She comforted her gently, "Miss Wu, don't be sad. You're so beautiful, rich, kind - hearted and affectionate. If one day he knows your feelings for him, he'll surely accept you."
Wu Pengpeng had been deeply immersed in the sadness of never seeing her idol again. But as soon as she heard the word "rich", her sadness vanished in an instant.
This wasn't the time for sentimentality. If she didn't squander her family fortune, she might not survive.
Sorry, Hu Ge. I've fallen in love with squandering the family fortune!
She quickly threw herself into the cause of squandering the family fortune. "Why did you go to work in Huo Jingting's studio in the first place?"
When this topic was brought up, Shen Qianqian regretted her decision.
She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, I'm his fan."
Three years ago, there was a casting competition called "Searching for Zhou He" for the male lead of a BL drama named "The Substitute".
She'd seen Huo Jingting in that competition. At that time, he was already a web - celebrity singer with a million fans, but he'd kept a low profile in the competition, being humble, polite, diligent and motivated.
She'd been touched by Huo Jingting's behavior and became one of his earliest fans. She'd stayed up late every day to vote for him and manage data, and finally helped him debut at a high position and win the role of "Zhou He".
To support her little idol, she'd saved money to buy his endorsements and stayed up late to edit pictures and manage data for him.
Later, Huo Jingting became popular overnight with the drama "The Substitute" and soon established his own studio.
When she saw that the studio was recruiting, she'd rushed over to be a worker.
After joining Huo Jingting's studio, she'd found that the once gentle, elegant and fan - loving idol was actually a completely different person in private. He was hypocritical, snobbish and two - faced.
But when she'd entered the studio, she'd signed a confidentiality agreement. If she terminated the contract, she'd have to pay a penalty of one million yuan.
Moreover, she'd have to sign another confidentiality agreement after leaving, and must never mention anything about the studio to anyone. Otherwise, if there was any negative news about Huo Jingting, she'd have to pay five million yuan in reputation damages.
She'd just graduated from college, had no house and no savings, and only earned 3,500 yuan a month. She simply didn't have the money to pay the penalty, so she could only endure Qin Ledi's nonsense in silence.
"Why did you sue him then?" Wu Pengpeng really couldn't understand her actions. "This contract is unfair and has no legal effect."
Shen Qianqian hesitated for a while and then told the truth. "They have something on me."
When she'd joined the studio, Qin Ledi had said that in order to test her love for Huo Jingting, she had to write an IOU for one million yuan borrowed from Huo Jingting.
At that time, in order to prove her true love for Huo Jingting, she'd written the IOU without hesitation.
Who would've thought that Huo Jingting wasn't worth her love at all? Now, if she wanted to get out of Qin Ledi's clutches, she could only wait for the five - year contract to expire.
Wu Pengpeng was stunned. Could this really happen?
Although she was angry at what Huo Jingting and Qin Ledi had done, this undoubtedly provided her with a good opportunity to squander her money.
"Don't worry. I'll help you terminate the contract." She loved doing things that served two purposes at once.
Shen Qianqian didn't expect that after hearing her absurd experience, Wu Pengpeng not only didn't scold her but also offered to help her solve the problem.
She was both touched and puzzled. "Why do you want to help me?"
The main reason Wu Pengpeng was willing to help was that she thought Shen Qianqian was pitiful, and helping her could also allow her to spend money. Why not?
She seriously made up an excuse. "Because I need an assistant, and I think you're very suitable."
Shen Qianqian looked a bit embarrassed. "But I can't do anything except chasing stars."
Well...
"I just need an assistant to help me chase stars." Seeing Shen Qianqian's skeptical look, Wu Pengpeng added sincerely, "I'm so busy with work. Where do I have the time to chase stars myself?"
Hiring a special assistant to chase stars. What kind of overbearing CEO persona was this!
Shen Qianqian was overjoyed as if she'd been hit by a lucky pie. "Then who do you want to chase?"
Wu Pengpeng didn't expect her to be so motivated at work. She was momentarily stumped.
The person she wanted to chase wasn't in this time - space, and she didn't care about the people in this time - space.
She said indifferently, "Anyone you like is okay." After a pause, she added, "Except Huo Jingting."
Shen Qianqian was a bit surprised. "Do you have a feud with Mr. Huo... Huo Jingting?"
Of course, I have a feud!
In her previous life, he'd caused her death, and in this life, he was bullying her assistant.
This feud was irreconcilable!
Wu Pengpeng nodded. "Yes. He bullied you, so he's my enemy."
Hearing this, Shen Qianqian looked at her in shock again.
Seeing her reaction, Wu Pengpeng thought to herself that things were bad.
Wouldn't they go back to square one?
Just as she was about to explain, her phone vibrated several times in succession.
Someone had sent a message.
She opened the app and frowned slightly.